Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-24
State News.
ANDRoScoGGIS.

The Lewiston Journal SAYS: Edward DAG
non, Pbilliss Gsautier and j. Beliveau wer,
before Judge Cornish, Wednesday. on com
plant of Thomas Vosmus, of Auburo. charged
with fast driving, Sunday Their cases wer,
continued and they furnished bonds for sp
pearance in the Municipal court. Monday.
The Lewiston Steam Mill Compsny is saw
ing from 10000 to $4,000 feet of lumber ,
day, and orders hava been continually two q,
three weeks ahead of the production. 1, i.
not supposed that the mill will get its log.
sawed up before the first of September FIT,
men are employed rhere.-Cspt E. S. Paul
OF this CITY, owner of the yacht "Millie." has
been challenged by ]. Warren Frye. of Port
land, owner of the yacht Warren" to a race
tor the cup. The challenge should be seen
to De appreciated. The Portland yachtmsu
asks the privilege of participation in the race
TOR ether yachts Of the Portland clu. Cap.
tam Paul Will accept and grant any and all
privileg es.-Mr. d. n. Grice, formerly OF
this city and graduate of Bates College
50, has been admitted TO the bar in Rich.
mond, Va.
CUMBERLAND.
Mr.. NJ. n. Rich, the Secretery of the Port.
land Board of Trade, met with a painful
accident Tuesday night. While going
through the upper hall in the dark to shu, a
window he made misstep and fell down q
night OF steep stairs. bruising himself verv
badly, and eating bad gashes in his head.
Mr.. Rich was as comfortable as could be ex.
pected Wednesday, but will be confined to
the house for week or more.
Late Monday night, as Gustave jacobson
was walking down Berlin Mills wharf, Port
land, TO go aboard the bark Eta, he was
assaulted by several men, strangers to him,
one of whom struck him on the back of the
head with stone, iDf1icting fearful wound.
Jacobson remained unconscious until Tues
day forenoon. and is not vet considered out
OF danger. The assailants, or the motive for
the assault are not known Tuesday even.
ing Michael NJ. Cook gave Daniel Reardon a
savage beating on Murjoy Hill. Later Cook
went to the police station and gave himself
up. He saws he thrashed Reardon because
he talked about Cooks aunt.
HANCOCK.
Hon. c. c. Burrill and Others representing
the Mount Desert Land Company have pur
chased of Seth Clark two lots of land at South
west Harbor, Mount Desert, one of three
acres on Clark's Point at S250O an acre, and
one near the new church at $1,000 an acre,
the sale amounting to between $4,000 and
$50 900. Another purchase is reported from
the south side of the harbor, Hon Edward
Swazey and others having bough about tw en-
ty acres for $4,000.
fire in a pile of Stockings at Mason &
Cushman's mill at Ellsworth Sunday after.
noon June 9, got beyond control and caused
an alarm to be given. The engines were
promptly on the spot and quickly subdued the
tire which caught IN several places. The
wind was blowing freshly from the south and
driving the sparks and flames directly on to
the mills. Had aid been less prompt by a
few minutes the mills would have been en-
tirely destroyed
The steamer Acadia will run between Isle
an Haut and Green's Landing during the sum
mer, making connections with the steamer
Mount Desert at that polnt. Things are
booming at Isle au Haut
kENNEBEC
There are 1904 boxes and drawers at the
new Waterville post office. About 900 of
them are rented.-Deputy Sheriff Hill seized
several gallons of Liquor at the express office
Dow brought here last week
tifty-three salmon, the catch Of his weirs for
two DAYS.
The law term of the Supreme Judicial
Court for the eastern district convened Tues
siding. The docket for the term is large
one, and many important cases will come up.
Among them is that of Edmund F. Webb
vs.. Frazier Gilman, which was transferred
from the Kennebec court to that court for
argument.
Saturday Hannie v. Emerson, son of
Oscar K. Emerson of Watervlle. met with a
painful accident Young Emerson was in a
boat below the Lockwood Mills, watching
for pckerel, which he was prepared to shoot
with gun. In moving the gun it was dis
charged and bullet entered one foot above
the instep, passing through into the other
foot and lodging under the instep. DR.. Hill
was called and extracted the bullet
KNOX.
Several students of the Rocklaud High
School went to Camden, Thursday evening,
to attend the graduating exercises of the
High School at that place.-Principal T. Fl.
McLain of the Grammar School, gave a party
to his graduating class, Thursday evening, at
his residence at the South End. The class
presented him with a beautiful sofa.-The
funeral of DR.. Nathan Wiggin occurred NJ on
day afternoon, all of the Masonic bodies of
the city being present.
SAGADAHoC.
Wednesday. June 30, the Winter street
Sabbath School, of Bath, have an excursion
to Christmas Cove on the steamer Wiwurna.
The children of the Orphans Home have
received an invitation from the manager of
Robbins Circus to attend the exhibition
Tuesday. June 23th. Post Sedgwick, No. 4,
G. A. r Of Bath, make their annual excur-
sion on the steamer Wiwurna to Heron Is
land Much good has been done by Mr.
Montgomery, the city missionary, this year.
Two Thousand visits have been made by him
upon the poor and needy. and ten thousand
pages of reading matter distributed.
YORK.
Monday night fire broke out in the large
summer hotel, known as the Bald Head Cliff
House, on Cape Neddick in the town of York,
and as no adequate means we're at hand to
check 1t, the entire structure. with most Of it's
contents, was destroyed. The house was
being put in readiness for the summer busi-
ness. the day for its opening having been set
for June 9th Two persons who slept there
had q narrow escape from the fumes. The